The Big West Beach Championships are slated for April 27-29 on Queens Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii, with the team title being awarded on Saturday and the pairs champion being crowned on Sunday.
Two-time defending tournament champions Hawaii, which is ranked No. 3 nationally, will act as the host and has been tabbed as one of the top two seeds, receiving a bye in the double-elimination tournament. The Rainbow Wahine have won a school-record 27 straight matches coming into the event.
No. 4 Cal Poly also received a bye. The tournament also includes Long Beach State, which ranked sixth in the latest AVCA poll.
Seedings for the tournament are as follows:
- Hawaii
- Cal Poly
- Long Beach State
- Cal State Northridge
- Cal State Bakersfield
- Sacramento State
The tournament kicks off a 10 a.m. HT (4 p.m. ET) when Cal State Northridge faces Cal State Bakersfield. The winner of that match will face Hawaii. At 5 p.m. ET, Long Beach State will take on Sacramento State, with the winner earning a match with Cal Poly.
| Friday, April 27 – Team Championship | Time | Story | Results | Media |
| Match 1 – No. 4 CSUN vs. No. 5 CSU Bakersfield | 10:00 am HT | Recap | Box Score | @BigWestWVB |
| Match 2 – No. 3 Long Beach State vs. No. 6 Sacramento State | 11:00 am HT | Recap | Box Score | @BigWestWVB |
| Match 3 – No. 1 Hawai’i vs. Match 1 Winner | Noon HT | Recap | Box Score | @BigWestWVB |
| Match 4 – No. 1 Cal Poly vs. Match 2 Winner | 1:00 pm HT | Recap | Box Score | @BigWestWVB |
| Match 5 – Match 2 Loser vs. Match 3 Loser | 2:00 pm HT | Recap | Box Score | @BigWestWVB |
| Match 6 – Match 6 Loser vs. Match 4 Loser | 3:00 pm HT | Recap | Box Score | @BigWestWVB |
| Saturday, April 28 – Team Championship | Time |
Story | Results | Media |
| Match 7 – Match 3 Winner vs. Match 4 Winner | 10:00 am HT | Recap | Box Score | @BigWestWVB |
| Match 8 – Match 5 Winner vs. Match 6 Winner | 11:00 am HT | Recap | Box Score | @BigWestWVB |
| Match 9 – Match 7 Loser vs. Match 8 Winner | Noon HT | Recap | Box Score | @BigWestWVB |
| Match 10 – Match 7 Winner vs. Match 9 Winner | 1:00 pm HT | Recap | Box Score | @BigWestWVB |
| Match 11 – Match 10 Winner vs. Match 10 Loser (if necessary) | 2:00 pm HT | Recap | Box Score | @BigWestWVB |
Admission to the event is free. Live scoring will be provided on statbroadcast.com.
In addition to the team event, a pairs championship will take place for the first time in league history. Sixteen teams will face off for the pairs crown including four from Hawaii. Cal Poly and Long Beach State each have three teams in the field, while Sac State, Cal State Northridge and Cal State Bakersfield each boasts two spots. The bracket is below.
| Sunday, April 29 – Pairs Championship | Time | Story | Results | Media |
| Match 1 – No. 1 Maglio/Schucht (UH) vs. No. 16 Kurtz/Davis (SAC) | 10:00 am HT | Recap | Box Score | @BigWestWVB |
| Match 2 – No. 8 Sato/Owens (CSUN) vs. No. 9 A. Van Winden/Nelson (CP) | 10:00 am HT | Recap | Box Score | @BigWestWVB |
| Match 3 – No. 4 Barber/Karelov (LBSU) vs. No. 13 Nocetti/Brown (SAC) | 11:00 am HT | Recap | Box Score | @BigWestWVB |
| Match 4 – No. 5 Sonny/Manley (CP) vs. No. 12 Ozee/Homayun (UH) | 11:00 am HT | Recap | Box Score | @BigWestWVB |
| Match 5 – No. 2 T. Van Winden/Miric (CP) vs. No. 15 Sukhov/Garrow (CSUB) | 10:00 am HT | Recap | Box Score | @BigWestWVB |
| Match 6 – No. 7 Kan/Weaver (UH) vs. No. 10 Harward/Adamcikova (LBSU) | 10:00 am HT | Recap | Box Score | @BigWestWVB |
| Match 7 – No. 3 Monkhouse/Martin (UH) vs. No. 14 Markle/Williams (CSUN) | 11:00 am HT | Recap | Box Score | @BigWestWVB |
| Match 8 – No. 6 Kruidhof/Nieto (LBSU) vs. No. 11 Haynes/Hansen (CSUB) | 11:00 am HT | Recap | Box Score | @BigWestWVB |
| Match 9 – Match 1 Winner vs. Match 2 Winner | Noon HT | Recap | Box Score | @BigWestWVB |
| Match 10 – Match 3 Winner vs. Match 8 Winner | 12:30 pm HT | Recap | Box Score | @BigWestWVB |
| Match 11 – Match Winner vs. Match 6 Winner | Noon HT | Recap | Box Score | @BigWestWVB |
| Match 12 – Match 7 Winner vs. Match 8 Winner | 12:30 pm HT | Recap | Box Score | @BigWestWVB |
| Match 13 – Match 9 Winner vs. Match 10 WInner | 1:30 pm HT | Recap | Box Score | @BigWestWVB |
| Match 14 – Match 11 Winner vs. Match 12 Winner | 1:30 pm HT | Recap | Box Score | @BigWestWVB |
| Championship Match | 2:30 pm HT | Recap | Box Score | @BigWestWVB |
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